New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-16
represented Mississippi In tho United States Senate
and was lattery Register Of tho Treasury Mr' bruce
was grnntcd with nrolOnged cheers. He said:

represented Mississippi In tho United States Senate
and was latterly Register Of the Treasury. Mr. Bruce
was greeted with prolonged cheers. lie SAID:
I como hero to say only one thing and that Is that
who tho South Is solid IN some things II IS no iongcr
solid on LIQUOR. The best element both o,ack anu anu
white, says tho saloon must go We have had falinres
is bee aso wo did not unders and strength Of our
enemy, the liquor dealers. We attempted 10 deleat
hlm with raw recruits wh three years Tsat war
resolved shall go year after year until tho
South IS freed from tho dominion OF the rum po"er'
SUGGESTIONS AS TO THE PLATFORM.
j. W. stcbbits. OF Rochester. suggested with much
earncstness that great pains be taken with the plat
form Of the organization to be adopted. and Willard
McKnstry said:
/ hope So too, for upon the character Of the plat
form may depend the result OF the election next year
It decided that the Committee ON Resolutions
should work upon the platform to- night and that 1t
should be debated tomorrow afternoon Assembly
man John l. Plat then said:
This movement Is now year old in that time II
has accomplished great deal. We arc first Repnbl
cans. We believe that any great reform movement
think many OF tho troubles Of years have been
because there has been too little parlisanshlp w., Wo
nu aye o Se msny sn n he Of the
policy All great reform movements must De cart,su rau
forward by some political party. NO Pii,y can tn
succeed issue 1t would DO nsloItnnc 10
ave prohibition brought abont by prohibition parry
Mr. McKLstry-Ihcre Is no danger Oh lhat haPp"H
Ing (Laughterj ,,.,
Mr. Platt-Onc the other OF the two great pout
cal palte, must take this iiquor question our mss on
IS 10 accelerate the movement In the Republican
parry against The saloon need not take n your t.mo
with depicting the ends OF inempcfahce 40 Gi o oa
his eyes without seeing the misery caused by IT,
have great deal of sympathy for the men VINO arc
fanatics this subject Many of them have a rieh,
10 be- I,ut wo arc practical temperance men.
differ with the prOhbitiOnSts. | am n pfOhiDtouIo.
but try to get what can be got in tho way Of temper
ancc l an not in favor OF passing temperance @ D'.'
In tho Republican Legislature TO make record OF pass
ing extreme temperate, bills FOR Mr. III to We, ve,o
believe IA passing ten pei bin which he vii sign
The present excise laws passed in the interest
Of tho liquor dealers. in my opinion Ihey are loosely
drawn with the exception Of the sunday laws scare
lv anv amendment can bo made to them but that Will
an Improvement Now. In respect to the pia'l lorW
specify any particular Temperance bill that we favor
bnf should leave it the discretion of the Republican
Leg elatuIe to pass that tcmperame n,ao'o WIN"
would bring about temperance. Appausc)
A GRrrTIvG TO rHr YOUNG RrPUBLiCAN CLUBS.
Albert Griffin was then elected member Of the con
ference He said that hOm extensive CORE
spondcncc. he had not shadow OF
doubt that the Republican party womb
be revived in tho southern States. and would carry
several Of them in tho approaching election lie
suggested that tho following patch be sent to the
Republican clubs now In session In Ncw-fork City,
and his suggestion adopted;
Tho antlsaloon Republicans assembled in syTa-
cusc loyal 10 tho party well as 10 the cause OF i,
many send greeting 10 their brethren OF the Na'ionai
IcpU' c2n cub on\c cn on no" Gclibcid' IN NcN-
York cry and through them suggest To Republlcans
everywhere as a platform, Protection for american
homes; protection for American ballots pIpt'ctloh
for American industry and education for American
Children such policy would dissolve inc soild
south defeat the solid Democracy. overtime" Inc sa-
loon power, IN crushing loads from suffering nll.
titudcs swell millions Of hearts with real ccstacy and
h myriads Of mOu n, with songs Of rejoicing" he
conference was then adjourned till tomorrow, when
party platform Will be adopted and state officers
The members OF the sssecati-n Wool to change tho
name Of the .rganaion from SS New r'Es S,he
Temperance Lsasu" 10 - Inc Ne~1orK etato hepuOi-
Antl--alOOn Ie tgue.